The approach of the international system towards aggressive states

For the past two world wars, states have proved that they have the power to create chaos and instability in the international system. It is without a doubt that security issues have been at the center of focus during the World War era and even up to the contemporary period. This paper aimed to find out the approach of the international system towards state aggressors. In particular, this study scrutinized how aggressive states, Germany and North Korea as exemplars, were perceived as security threats and examined the securitization of these states by the international system. In light with the main problem, this study contributed to the assessment of the measures undertaken to address such security matters. The researchers made use of descriptive research design through the following methods such as historiography, case studies, and content analysis to assess the approach of the international system in dealing with aggressive states. The Copenhagen School was the theoretical framework used in this research for the reason that its approach presents a broader perspective towards defining and addressing security matters that go beyond the restricted notion of states. Also, threats to security in this study do not merely focus on military threats, but also consider other sources of threats, such as political threats. The researchers found out different approaches account for the variation of procedures undertaken by the different actors in the international system. Consequently, the researchers conclude the existence of an inevitable nature of a securitized act to be indistinguishable from a politicized act by a securitizing actor